Biography
Actor Madeleine Sami won international acclaim starring in two Toa Fraser plays: 1998's Bare and solo show No 2. Aged 18, she debuted on screen on Shortland Street and Pio. Following Insiders Guide to Happiness, she played Oscar Kightley's romantic interest in Sione's Wedding. Sami went on to win an NZ acting award for Super City, in which she created and played multiple characters. In 2018 comedy The Breaker Upperers hit cinemas; Sami co-wrote, co-directed and co-starred with Jackie van Beek.
TV credits
Rated 5.5 out of 10
Urzila
2026
Rated 4.3 out of 10
The Traitors NZ
2023
Rated 4.0 out of 10
Double Parked
2023
Rated 6.5 out of 10
Deadloch
2023
Rated 7.5 out of 10
Our Flag Means Death
2022
Rated 5.0 out of 10
Patriot Brains
2021
Rated 7.9 out of 10
Taskmaster NZ
2020
Rated 7.5 out of 10
Have You Been Paying Attention?
2019
Rated 7.1 out of 10
My Life Is Murder
2019
Rated 7.6 out of 10
Golden Boy
2019
Rated 6.0 out of 10
Educators
2019
Rated 3.8 out of 10
The Bad Seed
2019
Rated 0.0 out of 10
The Great Kiwi Bake Off
2018
Rated 3.0 out of 10
Anika Moa Unleashed
2018
Rated 0.0 out of 10
Aroha Bridge
2013
Rated 0.0 out of 10
Super City
2011
Rated 0.0 out of 10
Radiradirah
2010
Rated 7.0 out of 10
7 Days
2009
Rated 6.0 out of 10
The Jaquie Brown Diaries
2008
Rated 9.0 out of 10
The Insider's Guide To Happiness
2004
Rated 7.6 out of 10
Xena: Warrior Princess
1995